The Washington critic., 1887-10-17
TOPICS OF THE DAY.


will vote for President Cleveland next
autumn-if the Democratic party gives
him chance. At least, he Is now firm
supporter and admirer of the President,
whom he may not unfairly consider
the work of his lips. Some little time
after the President went to Washing
ton, DR.. Burchard, who as every one
knows was Mugwump, sought and
obtained an Interview with Mr.. Cleve
land. was profoundly impressed with
him and has been since his jealous sup.
porter. This is the story as 1t Is now
told In New York. But even II DR..
Burchard votes for Mr.. Cleveland the
Democratic candidates friends will,
take 1t for granted, sec that he does not
speak for him.
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While In Vienna, says London spe-
cial to the New York Sun, Mr.. Blaine
had an adventure which was interest.
ing. AS he was going up the steps Of
the opera house there-he appears to
patronize operas considerably-he I'm.
agined he saw his valet, De Place, to
whom he had intrusted his overcoat,
handing that useful garment to
stranger. The stranger was II. J.
Cullen Of Brooklyn, who was going to
the opera, too, accompanied by
courier who bore his overcoat. The
overcoats and Wallets were so much
alike that Blaine confounded them,
and although 1t was Cullen's man
handing Cullen's overcoat to Cullen,
Blaine thought his own man had made
mistake. With prompt decision
Blaine grabbed the coat and told Cullen
to let 60. Cullen hung on and joked
He declared that he was good Demo,
crat, but did not think Blaine was bad
enough to try to take the coat of com.
patriot whom he met In strange
land. Blaine was mystified. He does
not know now that 1t was Cullen who
led his delegation for Cleveland. Cul.
lens coat was gray one faced with
silk like his, and he continued to hold
on and to upraid Cullen and the courier,
whom he mistook for his own valet,
until his daughter came up, apologized
to Cullen and paclfied her belligerent
parent with the assurance that they
had got the wrong man and the wrong
coat, and that his coat and valet were
faithfully awaiting him inside the op.
era house. Mr.. Cullen sails for Amer
lea on the Trave on November 3, and
expects to have good time telling the
story how Mr.. Blaine attempted high
way robbery.
Says the New York Sun. Bev
Tucker, as everybody in Washington
calls him, has been at the New York
Hotel for few days. He Is an old
man now, but he is lively one, and
great have been his experiences.
Buchanan made him Consul to Liver
pool and JEFF Davis kept him going
back and forth between Europe,
Canada, and the Confederacy, and he
is now parliamentary lawyer In
Washington, and everybody's friend.
1t was Bev Tucker who found for the
widow of General Pickett a place In
the Departments at Washington, and
she was for a while under the wing and
shelter Of Mrs. Tucker and the Colonel
in Washington. Colonel Bev, Sena.
tor Joe Blackburn and Colonel Winter
smith are the rival story tel.
lers of the Capitol, but Colonel
Wintersmith's have now the flavor Of
the chestnut tree. Those of the others
never. Colonel Bev's brother, Ran
Tucker, as everybody calls him, Is also
here as one Of the counsel for the
Chicago Anarchists. Ran Is now out
of Congress, largely because he Is free.
trader. partly because he hates politics
and loves the law. He isn't the man OF
the world that Colonel Bev is, but
likes fun. 1t was Ran Tucker who
asked Garfield as the General was leav'
the cloak room OF the House to go to
the Chicago convention In 1880, who
the Republicans were going to nomi'
nate2 Its as likely to be me as any
body, RAN" replied Garfield, throwing
his arm around fuckers neck, fol-
convention Mr.. Tucker pondered long
and thoughtfully about that remark,
and made up his mind that 1t was a
hint.
Says Mr.. MacBride In recent con
tribution to the Cincinnati Enquirer
General Robert Il. Schenck continues
TO have his good health and he take
frequent walks upon the Avenue. WheI
III NOuSEcsS uc WAS luCtOi III tdiiL
legislation. Full well he knows tn
trouble ahead when the tariff Is sough
to be revised. Upon one occasion h
abandoned The bill which he had re
ported as chairman of the Ways an,
Means Committee because OF Its amend
ment, and In so doing announced tina
the bill chad been kicked to death b,
pismires and grasshoppers. TIL
Ohio contingent In Congress was mucl
stronger in the by gone years than now
In tho days of reconstruction, whe
party feeling ran high, Job L. Steven
son of Ohio was chairman of the Elec
tions Committee. He was an intens
party man. If contest was made In
Southern district the allegation to sus
tain 1t was "violeuce." If from tn
Northern section 1t was fraud" cal
recall an occasion when the Election
Committee had the floor of an after
noon and night sessions. In the after
noon DIR. Moffat of Philadelphia, til
sitting member, was turned out, an
General Myers, whom he had defcate
hundred or more votes, was given hi
seat. At the night session Steyenso
took the floor. In his deep, sepu
chral bass tones he opened a cas-
from the sonata chord. Gentlemen
to day we had before us a case o
fraud. To night we have case o